Hantec Markets
Corporate brand
UnclaimedHantec Markets is an international financial-services brand offering leveraged multi-asset trading, principally through contracts for difference.
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Overview
Hantec Markets is a global financial-services company established in 2009 as part of the international expansion of Hantec Group, a financial group founded in Hong Kong in 1990 by Tang Yu Lap. The Hantec Markets brand focuses on online trading services, particularly contracts for difference (CFDs), enabling clients to take leveraged positions on a range of financial markets without directly owning the underlying assets. Its product universe includes foreign exchange, equity indices, metals, individual equities, commodities and cryptocurrencies, subject to the rules and product availability of each operating jurisdiction. The company began with a regulated United Kingdom operation and subsequently developed an international footprint. Hantec’s broader regulatory history includes authorization connected with Hong Kong’s Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society in 2002, Japanese regulation in 2007 and Australian Securities and Investments Commission licensing in 2008. Hantec Markets obtained authorization from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority in 2009. In 2015, the business expanded its international structure through incorporation in Mauritius and authorization by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius. It later established offices or local operating presences in Nigeria in 2017, Thailand in 2019 and Chile in 2022, supporting growth across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Hantec Markets provides access through desktop, web and mobile interfaces. Its offering has expanded beyond conventional foreign-exchange trading to include social and technology-led services. Hantec Social enables users to follow and copy trades associated with other traders, while Hantec Mobile, introduced in 2023, provides mobile access to the company’s trading services. In 2024, the company introduced CFD pairs trading, allowing clients to trade the relative performance of two stocks or indices in a paired position rather than taking exposure to only one instrument. The brand operates within a highly regulated and risk-sensitive industry. Its business model depends on maintaining permissions in multiple jurisdictions, applying local investor-protection requirements and communicating the risks of leveraged products. Hantec Markets has stated that it operates through a workforce of more than 500 people across its international network. The company has also participated in community and relief activities, including support for the Red Cross following floods affecting Brazil and Thailand in 2024. In 2023, it received several industry awards, although the available reference material does not identify all award names or categories. Hantec Markets is led by chief executive Bashir Nurmohamed and chief operating officer Nader Nurmohamed. The company remains an operating subsidiary or brand within Hantec Group rather than a separately listed public company. Reference material reports trading volume of $725.5 billion for the third quarter of 2025; the figure is presented as a company-reported operating statistic rather than publicly verified revenue or profit.
History
Hantec Markets developed from Hantec Group, a Hong Kong financial group founded by Tang Yu Lap in 1990. Before the creation of the Hantec Markets brand, the wider Hantec organization accumulated regulatory permissions in several financial centers. In 2002, Hantec obtained a license from Hong Kong’s Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society. The group became regulated by Japan’s Financial Services Agency in 2007 and acquired an Australian Securities and Investments Commission license in 2008. Hantec Markets was founded in 2009 by Bashir Nurmohamed and Tang Yu Lap as an international expansion of the Hantec Group. Its initial operating focus was the United Kingdom, where it obtained authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority. The UK base placed the business within a mature regulatory framework and provided a platform for online foreign-exchange and leveraged trading services. The company began a broader international expansion in 2015. It was incorporated in Mauritius in January of that year and obtained a license from the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius. This structure supported the company’s development across markets outside its initial UK focus, particularly in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Hantec Markets later established a key office in Nigeria in 2017, a Thailand office in 2019 and a Chile office in 2022. These locations corresponded with a stated strategy of developing local presence in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Its core business is the provision of online multi-asset contracts for difference. Depending on jurisdiction, clients can access foreign exchange, indices, metals, equities, commodities and cryptocurrencies through desktop, web and mobile platforms. The company has also added services intended to broaden the trading experience. Hantec Social is a copy-trading platform that allows users to replicate the trades of professional or other selected traders. Hantec Mobile, launched in 2023, provides a dedicated mobile channel. In 2024, the company added CFD pairs trading, a format in which clients trade the relative movement of two stocks or indices. By the 2020s, Hantec Markets described itself as an international operation with more than 500 employees and offices or activities across the United Kingdom, Mauritius, Thailand, Nigeria and Chile. The brand remains part of Hantec Group and is not identified as a separately listed company. Bashir Nurmohamed serves as chief executive officer, while Nader Nurmohamed serves as chief operating officer. The company received several industry awards in 2023 and has also undertaken community-support initiatives, including assistance for Red Cross flood-relief work in Brazil and Thailand in 2024. The company’s business is shaped by the regulatory requirements applicable to leveraged retail trading. Authorizations and operating arrangements differ by jurisdiction, as do the products available to customers. Reference material reports Hantec Markets trading volume of $725.5 billion in the third quarter of 2025, but does not provide corresponding audited revenue, earnings or balance-sheet data. The reported volume should therefore be treated as an operating metric rather than a measure of financial performance.
- 2025
Reported third-quarter trading volume
[1]Reference material reports trading volume of $725.5 billion for the third quarter of 2025.
- 2024
CFD pairs trading introduced
[1]The company adds a product allowing clients to trade pairs of stocks or indices through CFDs.
- 2023
Hantec Mobile launches
[1]Hantec Markets launches its mobile trading application.
- 2022
Chile office established
[1]The company establishes a Chilean office to strengthen its Latin American presence.
- 2019
Thailand office established
[1]Hantec Markets establishes a Thailand office as part of its Asian expansion.
- 2017
Nigeria office established
[1]The company establishes a key Nigerian office to support African operations.
- 2015
Mauritius expansion
[1]Hantec Markets is incorporated in Mauritius and obtains authorization from the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius.
- 2009
Hantec Markets is founded
[1]Bashir Nurmohamed and Tang Yu Lap establish Hantec Markets as part of Hantec Group’s international expansion, with an initial UK focus.
- 2008
Australian authorization
[1]The group acquires authorization from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
- 2007
Japanese regulatory authorization
[1]The Hantec group becomes regulated by Japan’s Financial Services Agency.
Products and positioning
A regulated, internationally oriented online trading provider combining multi-asset CFD access with mobile, web, desktop and social-trading tools.
Contracts for difference · 2009
Multi-asset CFDs
Hantec Markets’ principal offering is leveraged contracts for difference across multiple asset classes. Depending on local regulation and product availability, traders can obtain exposure to foreign exchange, equity indices, metals, individual equities, commodities and cryptocurrencies without directly purchasing the underlying instruments. CFD trading involves leverage and therefore carries the possibility of losses exceeding the initial amount committed under applicable account and regulatory arrangements.
Copy trading
Hantec Social
Hantec Social is a copy-trading platform associated with Hantec Markets. It allows users to follow selected traders and replicate their transactions. The service extends the company’s traditional execution model by adding a social layer in which users can observe or mirror trading activity. Availability, eligible instruments and risk controls depend on the relevant Hantec entity and jurisdiction.
Mobile trading application · 2023
Hantec Mobile
Hantec Mobile is the company’s mobile trading application, launched in 2023. It provides clients with mobile access to Hantec Markets’ trading services and complements the company’s web and desktop channels. The available reference material does not specify the application’s underlying technology, supported operating systems or full feature list.
Paired trading product · 2024
CFD pairs trading
Introduced in 2024, CFD pairs trading allows clients to trade the relative performance of two stocks or two indices in a paired position. The product is designed to express a view on the relationship between instruments rather than solely on the direction of one market. Its availability and precise mechanics are governed by local regulatory and product terms.
Brand decisions
2024
Introduction of CFD pairs tradingProduct launchBackground
Hantec Markets continued to broaden the types of market exposure available through its CFD platform.
Action taken
The company introduced a product enabling clients to trade stocks or indices in pairs.
Aftermath
Pairs trading became an additional product format alongside single-instrument CFDs.
2023
Launch of Hantec MobileProduct launchBackground
Clients increasingly expect trading access through smartphones and other mobile devices.
Action taken
Hantec Markets introduced Hantec Mobile as a dedicated mobile trading application.
Aftermath
The application became part of the company’s multi-channel trading offering.
2015
International expansion through MauritiusStrategyBackground
Hantec Markets sought to extend beyond its initial UK-centered operation into Latin America, Africa and Asia.
Action taken
The company was incorporated in Mauritius and obtained authorization from the Mauritius Financial Services Commission.
Aftermath
The Mauritius structure became part of the company’s broader international operating network.
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